Blogs and News about Colville Island of the San Juan Islands, Washington State.
Last updated on Sat, 31 Jul 2010
Orca Whales South of Saturna IslandWe did a slow down at the south end of Colville Island and found some harbor seals hauled out. We continued east and found some orcas at the south side of San Juan Island. We saw Riptide and a young female possibly working on adding to ...
Orca Whales Just Off AnacortesAs we rounded the south end of Colville Island , we found some harbor seals hauled out. We made our way to the south end of San Juan Island where we got a couple of looks at a minke whale before we left in search of orcas. ...
L-pod off San Juan Island L79, Skana, was in this group along with a female and calf. At one point the calf breached for us. After leaving the orcas our next stop was at Colville Island where we stopped to watch another group of harbor seals. ...
L-pod both times todayWe started our morning trip today by cruising through the inner San Juan Islands. Along the way we seemed to see one bald eagle after another. One eagle in particular took flight just as we approached him because he was getting harassed ...
Orca Whales Near Danger ShoalWe made our way to the south end of Colville Island where we had the chance to see dozens of harbor seals hauled out. As we crossed over Salmon Bank, there was a lot of bird activity, so we kept our eyes out for minke whales. ...
Another Double Header!We did a slow down at the south end of Colville Island and found lots of harbor seals hauled out on the rocks. As we made our way to the south end of San Juan Island, we encountered some L-pod orcas! The first whale we were on scene ...
Double Header!At the south end of Colville Island , we found lots and lots of harbor seals hauled out. There was another special treat hauled out on the rocks. We had two California sea lions hauled out right next to the harbor seals! ...
Whale Watching Report- Island Adventures www.orcawhales.comThere we witnessed dozens of harbor seals hauled out to warm up on Colville Island . After checking the shallows of Salmon Bank in some choppy water, we moved north into the calmer waters of San Juan Channel on the search for whales. ...
J and K pods at Henry IslandOur good luck just continued throughout the day. We found some harbor seals hauled out on the rocks at Colville Island . Then we moved up San Juan Island to try and catch up with J and K pod whales who were headed north fast! ...
Our day started off with a California sea lion hauled out on one ... At the south end of Colville Island , we found some harbor seals hauled out on the rocks as well as a couple of black oystercatchers. We made our way to the south end of San Juan Island where we found some L-pod whales! ...





